opulence

Example Sentences

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Roughly 90 percent of the UAE's population consists of foreigners and Dubai is its biggest city, with a carefully curated image for opulence and glamour.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Born in Lombardy in May 1932, Valentino was known for his collections that displayed luxury, wealth and opulence as well as broad shoulder padding.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

That Rococo quartet, completed in 1755, is a survey in the soft opulence of the style, filled with idealized nature, rich fabrics and scenes of courtly romance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Everything within is “not so much an attempt to classily suggest opulence and power as to batter you with it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

Day by day beneath the opulence of this city Wang Lung lived in the foundations of poverty upon which it was laid.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck